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Stefan Schinkel

Investor

Operating Principal at Vortex Capital Partners

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Joined Vortex in 2025 with 30 years of go-to-market experience across corporates and tech start-ups/scale-ups, including scaling SaaS companies in the US and Europe. Holds BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from Delft University of Technology.

Experience

  1. Vortex Capital PartnersOperating Principalcurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. Square One DigitalManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. Health Cloud InitiativeHead of Growth2025 — 2026Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. XillioChief Operating Officer2024 — 2025Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands
  5. XillioChief Revenue Officer2025
  6. POMChief Commercial Officer2023 — 2024Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  7. dotCMSChief Revenue Officer2021 — 2024
  8. dotCMSChief Sales Officer2017 — 2020Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
  9. Hippo USA, Inc a BloomReach companyExecutive Vice President Sales USA2013 — 2017Boston
  10. HippoExecutive Vice President Global Business Development2011 — 2013
  11. Hippo CMSExecutive Vice President Professional Services2010 — 2011
  12. DM InterfaceVP Strategy & Development2007 — 2009
  13. AccentureManager2005 — 2007
  14. VerizonManager Project & Service Management2000 — 2005
  15. DatatransDirector Operations1997 — 1999
  16. TNTProject Manager IT1995 — 1997Amsterdam

Education

  1. Delft University of TechnologyMSc, Electrical Engineering1988 — 1994
  2. RSG Scheldemond1982 — 1988

Skills & more

EnglishContent PlanningSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)HubSpotContent Management Systems (CMS)TrainingBusiness AnalysisSocial MediaProject PlanningAnalytical SkillsMarketingPresentations4
+12 moreTechnology Pre-SalesWeb TechnologiesRequest for Proposal (RFP)Product DemonstrationPresentation SkillsPresalesPre-Sales ConsultingTechnology AdoptionStakeholder EngagementEmerging TrendsOperational OversightStrategic Vision

Languages Dutch · English · French · German · Latin

  • Private Equity — Emeritus

From Stefan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Vortex Capital Partners

Agnes Wietrzyk
Principal at Vortex Capital Partners
Albert Chang
Managing Partner at Vortex Capital Partners
Allard Tonkens
Associate at Vortex Capital Partners
Camiel Theunissen
Analyst at Vortex Capital Partners
Dalip Dewan
Operating Partner at Vortex Capital Partners
Dragos Prodan
Technical Analyst at Vortex Capital Partners
Evert Jan de Groot
Partner at Vortex Capital Partners
Evert-Jan de Groot
Partner at Vortex Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does Stefan Schinkel work?
Stefan Schinkel is Operating Principal at Vortex Capital Partners.

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